by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 35,794 people earned their degree in construction trades, making the major the 34th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, construction trades graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $38,184 and had an average of $11,556 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 4,939 construction trades graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,832 and $10,008 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 57 colleges that offered a degree in construction trades. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their construction trades program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region construction trades students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lincoln College of Technology - Melrose Park. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Lincoln College of Technology - Melrose Park is a private for-profit institution located in Melrose Park, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 108 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 57 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lincoln College of Technology - Indianapolis landed the #2 spot on the list. Lincoln College of Technology - Indianapolis is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 99 ’s construction trades degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Alpena Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in the Great Lakes Region. Alpena Community College is a public institution located in Alpena, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 72 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Coyne College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in the Great Lakes Region. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this small private for-profit school handed out 138 degrees to qualified ’s construction trades students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
Read full report on Construction Trades at Coyne American Institute
Out of the 57 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois Valley Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Oglesby, Illinois, and it awarded 50 ’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Illinois Valley Community College Construction Trades Report
With a ranking of #6, Triton College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Triton College is a public institution located in River Grove, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 85 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, Southwestern Michigan College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Dowagiac, Michigan, and it awarded 11 ’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #8, Ivy Tech Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Ivy Tech Community College is a public institution located in Indianapolis, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1,872 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #9, Washtenaw Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Washtenaw Community College is a fairly large school located in Ann Arbor, Michigan that handed out 109 ’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #10, Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College is a small school located in Rockford, Illinois that handed out 7 ’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.
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Bay Mills Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Bay Mills Community College is a public institution located in Brimley, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
City Colleges of Chicago - Richard J Daley College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this small public school awarded 151 diplomas to qualified ’s construction trades students in 2020-2021.
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John Wood Community College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. John Wood Community College is a small public school situated in Quincy, Illinois. It awarded 10 ’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.
Western Technical College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Western Technical College is a small public school situated in La Crosse, Wisconsin. It awarded 27 ’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Rock Valley College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Rockford, Illinois, and it awarded 36 ’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.
Vincennes University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This fairly large school is located in Vincennes, Indiana, and it awarded 36 ’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.
Delta College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. University Center, Michigan is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s construction trades degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
Prairie State College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Chicago Heights, Illinois, and it awarded 14 ’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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With a ranking of #19, Northwest State Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Archbold, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s construction trades degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
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Southwestern Illinois College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. SWIC is a medium-sized public school situated in Belleville, Illinois. It awarded 60 ’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.
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Stautzenberger College - Maumee did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #21. Stautzenberger College - Maumee is a small school located in Maumee, Ohio that handed out 2 ’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #22, Northern Michigan University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Marquette, Michigan, this medium-sized public school handed out 45 diplomas to qualified ’s construction trades students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Construction Trades at Northern Michigan University
Lansing Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #23. Located in Lansing, Michigan, this fairly large public school handed out 64 degrees to qualified ’s construction trades students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #24, Northwestern Michigan College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Traverse City, Michigan, and it awarded 8 ’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.
Lincoln Trail College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #25. Robinson, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s construction trades degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
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